<TITLE>05. Par 40-49</TITLE>L-40   Luther; you could look in the Scripture and see in that--in that Sardis age, you can see exactly what was promised. Look what kind of a rider went forth, look what went to meet him, exactly, "the cunningness of man," reformation. Watch Wesley, and so forth. As it come on down into the Pentecostal age, and down through that age, watch how it's traveled. Look at the Scriptures and see where we're at. That's the reason Jesus said, "Search the Scriptures!"

L-41 See where we're at! I believe we're at the Coming of the Son of God right now. I believe we're at the age of the--the very hour that He might appear at any time. I believe the Scriptures declare that, that we're in the last hours of the history of this world. I can see things as they're shaping. See this Ecumenical Council leading all the churches into it, into the mark of the beast. And see the Roman Empire and what it's doing, and all the rest of them. See them getting together, shutting out the Light, shutting off the Gospel. Everybody will have to belong to it and walk in their lights or you won't walk at all. See, we're at the end time. There's nothing left for us but to hold on to God and believe His Word. The Word is always right.

L-42   In the Laodicea church age, that was the only church age, of all of them, that Christ was put on the outside of the church. He was on the outside, knocking. What's happened? This Ecumenical Council is what's going to put Him out. The Bible said He was to be on the outside, and He is. It shuts out what? The Word. And He is the Word, He's always been the Word, and He's still the Word tonight! He is the Word.

L-43 The Bible said, "The Word is sharper, more powerful than a two-edged sword," Hebrews, the 4th chapter, "a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart." The Word was! They should have knowed Who He was when Jesus said that in that day.

L-44   Watch what He did. One day He was standing there, the first beginning of His ministry. There was a man came to Him, by the name of Simon, Simon Peter. And when Peter looked upon Him and--and saw Him, Jesus said to him, "Your name is Simon and you're the son of Jonas." (He should have knowed that Moses said, "The Lord your God shall raise up a Prophet likened unto me, and Him you must hear.") And here was a Man that had never seen him in his life, said, "Your name is Simon and you're the son of Jonas." Why, he knowed right then that that could be no more... They hadn't had a prophet for hundreds of years, and here was a Man telling him who he was. No wonder he could receive it!

L-45   Philip, at that time, went and--and found Nathanael under a tree, and brought him back to Jesus. Jesus said "Behold an Israelite in whom there's no guile."
He said, "Rabbi, when did You ever know me?"

L-46 He said, "Before Philip called you, when you were under the tree, I saw you."

L-47 He said, "Rabbi, Thou art the Son of God! You're the King of Israel." He knowed that was! What? It didn't need any interpretation, Jehovah said that!

L-48   There stood those there who didn't believe it. They said, "This Man is Beelzebub. He's got--He's got some kind of a trick He's pulling. He--He's a fortune-teller, or something."

L-49 Jesus looked at them, and said, "Why, you speak that against the Son of man, it'll be forgiven you. But when the Holy Ghost is come to do the same thing, speak against That, it'll never be forgiven you, in this world or the world to come." He was prophesying of our day, the day that we should see. For He is the same yesterday, today, and forever.
Remember, it was Jesus Christ that was in Moses.


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